001 | WheeWhoo

[notthislife]

Tell me, is the Cyclamen Circus a regular affair around here? Or have I discovered something new and uniquely horrifying?

Two somethings, really. Related, if you see a Gestral in a clown mask sniffing at monster feet, try to avoid killing him. He means well.

Usually.

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[lilyberation]

I don't think I've ever heard of a circus in this area...

And, what is a Gestral?

[notthislife]

A nuisance, generally.
Do you not have them here? They look like wooden children sometimes, with brooms on their heads? Sometimes they're bigger. All of them will try to fight you though. Or get you to buy something from you.

Or both.

[lilyberation]

I've never heard of anything like that. It's possible they may be native entirely to your world. They sound... lively!

[notthislife]

Lively is one way of putting it. I've chased down enough of their secret arenas to last a lifetime. Aside from their desire to fight, fight, and possibly fight more, though, they're generally harmless, if you do come across them.

[lilyberation]

Goodness.

They don't sound like anything I've seen before- even the most rambunctious of tribes back in Crispia weren't like that.

[notthislife]

And despite it all, they are terribly charming.
Probably my favorite bunch to be around.
Present company not withstanding, of course~

[forwander]

I understand Cyclamen to be a type of flower, but please explain "Gestral" and why it wants to sniff feet.

[notthislife]

Gestrals are harmless to most everything except your wallet. As for the feet, he gets his power from a big whiff, is how I understand it. And since our town is filled with inadvertent monsters at the moment... You can see why he might be a little... excited

[forwander]

He gets his power from a foot fetish?

[Passenger.]

[notthislife]

Something like that, yes.
Human feet don't do it for him, though. So maybe you're safe. Maybe not. Hard to say.

[forwander]

Currently I don't have feet (I'm a feathered nagalike creature). Thankfully.

I'm normally what you would refer to as a Liberi ("bird person"). Mostly humanoid, with feathers. How much shaming should I expect to do when we're no longer creatures?

[notthislife]

Hmmm... That depends. Any special abilities? The ability to transform? Anything like that?

[kingincognito]

Are you certain you're not hallucinating?

[notthislife]

Never.

[kingincognito]

Perhaps a visit to the clinic is in order.

[notthislife]

Now, there's a slight problem with that. I happened to promise someone I would not end up in a clinic bed, you see.

i'm sorry

[lilyberation]

If I find out that means you'll avoid our help entirely even when you need it, you WILL be bonked.

[notthislife]

Bonked?
Bonked????

Forgive me, I'll make my way there right now. Anything to avoid a punishment as gruesome as that.

[kingincognito]

[ Oh! ]

Verso?

[notthislife]

Is that you, Joshua? In that case, this entire post was a joke and I didn't see anything at all.

[lupusxylem]

what the fuck does literally any of that mean

[notthislife]

Tell = communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.
Me = used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition.
Is = be, used with he/she/it:
The = used before nouns to refer to particular things or people that have already been talked about or are already known or that are in a situation where it is clear what is happening
Cyclamen = a small plant with white, pink, purple, or red flowers whose petals turn backwards, and green and silver leaves
Circus = a group of travelling performers including acrobats (= people skilled in difficult physical movements) or those who work with trained animals, or a performance by such people usually in a large tent:


Do you have all that? Let me know when I can continue.

[lupusxylem]

ohhh we got a smartass
did you really make this post expecting people here to know what "Cyclamen" meant?
or god forbid a "Gestral in a clown mask sniffing at monster feet"??

actually i dont think i WANT to know

[notthislife]

Confusion about the Gestrals I understand. But seeing as how it was advertised here and has nothing to do with my home, yes, I expected someone to have answers.

[lupusxylem]

advertised? what are you talking about?